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Cantutas in Taquile Island, Lake Titicaca, Peru.. Cantua buxifolia, (/ ˈ k æ n tj u ə b ʌ k s ɪ ˈ f oʊ l i ə /, Hispanicized spellings cantuta, cantu), known as qantu, qantus or qantuta (Quechua, [1]) is a flowering plant found in the high valleys of the Yungas of the Andes mountains in western South America.
It's commonly referred to as the Flower of Death white: Positive nature, new beginnings, good health and rebirth yellow: Happiness, light, wisdom, gratitude, strength, everlasting friendship pink: Feminine love, beauty and passion Spiderwort "Esteem not love"; [5] transient happiness [8] Spindle tree: Your image is engraved on my heart [3] [5 ...
The Flora of Papua New Guinea, in the WGSRPD, is the flora of the eastern portion of island of New Guinea, i.e. that part of the island that is within the nation state Papua Niugini (Papua New Guinea).
Deplanchea tetraphylla is a species of tropical rainforest tree, commonly known as golden bouquet tree, wallaby wireless tree or yellow pagoda flower tree, [1] [2] constituting part of the plant family Bignoniaceae. [5] [6] It grows naturally in New Guinea, Aru Islands, Cape York Peninsula and the Wet Tropics of Queensland, north eastern ...
It is a small to medium-sized tree growing to 10–12 metres (33–39 ft) tall, deciduous in the dry season. The leaves are 10–20 centimetres (3.9–7.9 in) obcordate shaped, long and broad, rounded, and bilobed at the base and apex. The flowers are conspicuous, bright pink or white, 8–12 centimetres (3.1–4.7 in) diameter, with five ...
Fagraea berteroana (orth. variant F. berteriana), commonly known as the pua keni keni, pua kenikeni or perfume flower tree, is a small spreading tree or a large shrub. It is known as the pua-lulu in the Samoan Islands, and as pua in Tonga and Tahiti .
Millingtonia hortensis, the tree jasmine or Indian cork tree, is the sole species in the genus Millingtonia, [2] a tree native to South Asia and South East Asia. In the name Millingtonia hortensis , Millingtonia is named for Sir Thomas Millington who was an inspiration to Carl Linnaeus the Younger who first described the genus. [ 3 ]
A tree blooming in Brisbane, Australia. Erythrina crista-galli is a small tree, the girth of its trunk measuring 50 cm (20 in). Normally it grows 5–8 m (16–26 ft) tall, although some individuals, such as in the Argentine provinces of Salta, Jujuy and Tucumán, can grow up to 10 m (33 ft).